Precision Multilayer Coating and Manufacturing Partnerships
Carestream continually stays ahead of industry trends -- whether you are seeking advice on precision coating and manufacturing partnerships or information about the latest multilayer coating techniques. Partners leverage our aqueous and solvent coating proficiency at bench, pilot and production scale for optimal product design, technology integration and manufacturability. We actively seek growth partnerships combining customer product IP and market channels with our high-speed roll-to-roll processing, quality systems and worldwide presence to bring new products through commercialization quickly and efficiently at reduced manufacturing cost. Partnership agreements include joint development, manufacturing partnership or full joint venture.
Read our Industry Insights blogs to learn more about our multilayer coating capabilities and growth partnership opportunities.
Precision Casting: Membranes and Other Advanced Materials
February 7, 2012 | by Jason Payne, PhD | Director Medical Film & Printing Solutions / Manufacturing | jason.a.payne@carestream.com
The use of precision coating assets and techniques to solvent cast advanced materials has recently experienced resurgence due to new uses in filtration, batteries, electronics and optical markets. While creating plastic films via extrusion of molten polymer through a die with or without biaxial stretching is common practice, its disadvantages include thermal degradation and lower thickness uniformity. In contrast, film casting or coating a polymer dissolved in a solvent onto a temporary substrate features many advantages, from uniform thickness distribution to high optical purity to excellent transparency. It also results in virtually isotropic optical orientation, as well as excellent flatness and dimensional stability.
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The Movement Toward Thinner Films
February 7, 2012 | by Todd Arndorfer | todd.arndorfer@carestream.com
As consumer and industrial products continue to feature smaller, thinner and higher performing attributes, there has been a resulting shift in the coatings industry toward using thinner films and substrates for these products. For example, where a 4-mil film used to be standard, an application may now require a 2-mil film. There are two primary drivers for this: reduced material cost, resulting in a lower price for customers or increased margins for manufacturers, and a reduction in weight/size to enable both aesthetic and functional attributes, as well as easier handling and lower shipping costs.
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